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Bank customers more scam savvy as fraud losses fall

Australian bank customers are losing less money to scams as they gain more knowledge about grifts and banks boost defences.

AAP

More than 9,000 scam Facebook pages deleted after Australians lose $43.4m to celebrity deepfakes

Meta’s new Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (Fire) tool to work with seven banks in a bid to tackle scams

The Guardian - AU

Albanese calls Joyce’s bullet comment ‘a new low’ – as it happened

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Australia ‘monitoring’ US ban on Russian antivirus software but no plans yet to follow suit

Kaspersky, Moscow-based company deemed security risk in US, has been dropped from Australian consumer watchdog website partner list

The Guardian - AU

'Ghost' business in the heart of Canberra accused of stealing dreams

Canberra-based company accused of stealing $28,000.

The Canberra Times

Scammers Steal Woman’s Number And Max Out Her Credit Cards, Her Husband Gets Perfect Revenge

This being a traumatic and infuriating experience for both of them, the husband wasn’t going to let this slide, so he came up with a petty revenge plan to play a little game on the con artists. The post Scammers Steal Woman’s Number And Max Out Her Credit Cards, Her…

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I contacted my bank to report a scam purchase. Why didn’t it cancel the transaction?

You’ve done all the right things since being scammed, writes Australian consumer law and policy professional Kat George. But there are a few more steps you can take to protect yourself and others

The Guardian - AU

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I fell for a Taylor Swift online scam. How could I be that dumb?

Seriously, how could I be that dumb? There were so many red flags.

The Canberra Times

'My brother will pick it up, what's your PayID?' How to avoid this scam when selling stuff online

You’ve done it. You’ve finally bought that new sofa you wanted so much. The old one is still perfectly good to sit on, so you jump online to try and get a little bit of cash for it.

The Conversation

Helen received a text about an unpaid toll, she didn't realise it was a scam until it was too late

'I entered my card number, account information. It was all there.'

Newcastle Herald

Urgent scam warning as Australia’s largest loyalty point programs, including Qantas, Telstra and Coles, targeted

Customers warned to be vigilant of messages stating their rewards are expiring as pressure builds for banks to offer compensation

The Guardian - AU

EOFY to bring expected spike in tax scams

Cybercriminals are poised to take advantage of tax time, with the government urging Australians to be on alert for scams.

The New Daily

Westpac bans transfers to world’s largest crypto exchange Binance

Bank customers can no longer make payments to the cryptocurrency exchange, in a move to reduce scams

The Guardian - AU

Urgent warning amid spike in budget scam texts

Scammers are using the federal budget to target financially stressed Australians, with a wave of deceitful texts prompting a warning.

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Federal government’s register opens a new front in the war on text scammers

Text scammers will have a harder time thanks to a new register aimed at tracking and identifying digital confidence tricksters

AAP

Budget funding to disrupt illegal text message scams

The federal government is delivering on its commitment to disrupt illegal text message scams by establishing a SMS sender ID registry.

The Conversation

Australians lost more than $3bn to scammers in 2022. Here are 5 emerging scams to look out for

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest Targeting Scams report indicates Australians reported more than A$3 billion lost to fraud in 2022. This is about a $1 billion increase on reported losses from 2021.

The New Daily

Scams cost Aussies $3 billion last year, with calls for co-ordinated response to scourge

It was the “hi mum” and the unpaid toll text message that was the most common. Reports of these two phishing scams rose 469 per cent.

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The New Daily

Scammers fleece record $3 billion from Australians

Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams last year as fraudsters use increasingly sophisticated technology and techniques to lure and deceive victims.

The Guardian - AU

Australians report record $3.1bn losses to scams, with real amount even higher, ACCC says

Investment fraud amounts for biggest share at $1.5bn, followed by remote access and payment redirection rorts

ABC News

Scammers can disguise their number so it looks like your bank is calling — here are red flags to watch for

Your phone says the call is coming from your bank, the caller knows your address and they're using the same language a banker would use, but it feels off. Here's why it might be a scammer.

The New Daily

Lack of protection leaves Australians vulnerable to bank scams

Australians are losing millions to bank impersonation scams – and the government and telcos could do more to stop the thefts, a cyber security expert

ABC News

Fed up with getting dodgy messages, this mum started replying to scammers as payback, but is revenge worth the risk?

Melanie has had enough of being preyed on by scammers so she decided to have a little bit of fun with them. But are there risks and is it worth it?

The Guardian - AU

‘Web of lies’: how scammers are taking advantage of Australia’s tight rental market

The ACCC received more than 658 reports about rental and accommodation scams last year, with a reported loss of $544,846

ABC News

Mark received a legal threat for refusing to pay $17,000 upfront for a used car. Now his personal details are with scammers

Mark Bardsley was on the hunt for a second-hand car when he came across what seemed to be a good deal on a trusted car-sales website. It ended with scammers having his personal details.

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